Lawmakers in the New Jersey Senate voted 33-1 today to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking), in a move to protect the Delaware River from potential contamination from the risky unconventional gas drilling practice. The Delaware River supplies drinking w…
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DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: EPA Announces Locations for Fracking Case Studies
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The Environmental Protection Agency is currently conducting the largest lifecycle analysis of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and unconventional gas dril…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Economic Benefits of Unconventional Gas Drilling Overblown by Industry PR
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A new poll suggests that Pennsylvanians are supportive of unconventional gas drilling in their state. Not because it is safe, but because they are convin…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Talisman Energy Targets Children with "Friendly Fracosaurus" Gas Coloring Book
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“Hello, my name is Talisman Terry, your friendly Fracosaurus. I am here to teach you about a clean energy source called Natural Gas.”
In…
DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Post Carbon Institute Debunks False Hope Of Gas As ‘Bridge Fuel’
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Touted by industry as a “clean energy” panacea, unconventional gas is widely heralded as deliverance from air pollution to global warming to foreign energy dependen…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Gas Fracking War In British Columbia’s Wildlands
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Independent Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia are calling upon Premier Christy Clark to launch a comprehensive investigation i…
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